Box-labeling machine.



P. GOATES. Box LABBLING MACHINE.

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BOX LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.30, 1909.

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l iinrrni) FREDERICK .OATESJ F SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

Box-LABE-LING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov'. 23,1909.

'Application filed January 30, 1909. Serial No. 475,281.

resident of Springfield, inthe countyl of ave Hampden and State ofMassachusetts, invented certain'` new and useful 'Improveinents'inBox-Labeling Machines, of `which the following is a full, clear,and-exact description. y

This invention relates to improvements in a machine for encircling orpartially encircling a-box or' like object with a pasted label and forcausing a pressing of the label onto the box, whereby it becomesadherent thereto and constitutes a partial wrapping und sealing for thebox. The machine in which this invention resides comprises a receiveryinto, which boxes are to be successively brought, a feed shelfmovablepovei and away from over the receiver, means yfor guiding boxesonto the feed shelf, 'a carrier into which the boxes are successivelydelivered'by the feed shelf :ind which conveys them ldownwardly into thereceiver, devicesy into the receiver and for pressing the label onto thebox, and means for the expulsion of the box, wrapped and sealed, by thelabel, froni the machine.

The invention furthermorecomprises consti'uctioiis of certain of thedevices or mech- .f

aiiisins forming components'of the machine, and also other and variouscombinations and arrangements of devices and parts; and allsubstantially. as hereinafter described in conjunction with theaccompanying-drawings and set forth in the claims.

In the draWings :--Figure 1 is a plan view of the complete machine shownas mounted upon an ordinary work table or bench Fig. 2 is a frontelevation, with a portion of the table and boxguiding hopper inverticall section, the various working` parts of `the niachine beingshown-,in the-same relative positions as in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is also afront elevation similar to Fig. 2, except that the Y for supporting apile lof blanks or labelsto one side of the boxv l various working partsare in different relative positions. F ig.3a is a perspectivev View ofthe Gripper mechanism for the label, thev parts thereof being shown inseparated re latioiis to each other; Fig. 3b is a perspective view of.one of the label folding plates and actuating appurtenances; Fig. 4 is arear elevation of a portion of the machine, the position of the parts.thereof being the same as in Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a partial end elevationas taken at the left hand end of the machine; Fig. 6 is a vertical crosssection of the machine, taken on line 6-(3, Fig. 2; Fig. 7 is a similar.cross section but showing the position of the parts in the same positionas in Fig. 3, and is taken on a line-7 7, Fig. 3; Fig. 8 is stillanother cross section taken on in g third position that the partsassume; Fig. 9 is a perspective View of a box, such as perspectiveviewof lthe box carrier; Fig. 10a

nected block or portion comprised in t e box carrier; Fig. 11 is an endelevation of a portion of the machine as seen at the right hand endthereof, principall showing the blank or label elevator, an the labelpastin mechanism; Fi s. 12, 13, .and 14, are sections, the plane line12-1i, Fig.- 1; Figs. 15 and 16 are diagrammatic views showing in frontelevation some of the coacting parts of the machine in positions theyassume' at different stages of .labeling and sealing a box.

Similar ch racters of reference indicate. corresponding parts in all ofthe'views'. n In the'drawings, 1 is the bedplat e, or base of themachine, on which all of the coacting parts for the various operationsIof pasting and moving the supplied labels, conveyance of the-boxes, andWrapping of the labels, thereon, -are mounted. The advantage ofpovtabilit, vof the machine as a whole is thus attained and permits ofits being operatively secured to an ordinary Worktable 2, as shown iiithe drawings, or if desired, on a specially provided frame or standard.A driving shaft 3 is mounted above the bed in bearings adjacent theright hand end thereof. (For purposes of description, the front of themachine will be assumed t0 be that the same plane as Figs. 6 and 7, butshowis a perspective view of a detachabl contional .viewso the labelpasting devices, showing the `parts thereof in different posi` ofsection beingl indicated by cey is within the capability of this machineto label and seal, the box being represented as' 'l having been labeledand sealed 5 Fig.' 10. is a lieu shown in elevation in Figs. 1 and 2.) A

ter, and has secured on its end 'portion the large cam 7.

One of the bearing supports of the cain shaft 5 is formed with extendedside bearings 8 through which are guided the vertical and parallel guiderods 9 of the box carrier l0. The rods 9 are further closely guided inthe perforations 11 "in the bed 1, directly beneath and in accuratevertical alinement with the slide-ways in the side bearings 8. The upperend portions of the guide rods 9 'carry the yoke-portion 12 of thebox-carrier 10, the upper ends of the rods being secured to the crosshead portion 13 of yoke 12, as seen in Figs. l, 4 and 6. The lower endportions of the rods 9 are held in parallel relations to each other bythe cross bar or tie 14. The upper cross head 13 uniting the guide rodshas mounted thereon a cam-roller 15in a position above and in the pathof cain( by which it is engaged, and by which, intermit-d tently, upwardmovements of the box carrier 10 are imparted. The lower cross bar 14has, hooked thereto, a counter-weight 16 whose downward `force causescam-roller 15 to peripherally engage cam 7, and also provides for agravity operated downward movement of the box-carrier 10, as insured bythe depression or low portion 17 of the cam 7 Referring to Fig. 2 of thedrawings,vthe right hand side of the -bed 1 has secured thereto andextendingoutwardly therefrom the supporting frame 1S for the stationarypaste-dish 19 and the slidable paste-applying platen 20. A bracket 21,also secured to the. right hand edge portion of bed l, guides thelabel-elevator 22. This label elevator is moved upward periodically tobring the topmost label of a pile 33 carried thereon into engagementwith the paste applying` platen 2O by a gravity operated device 23 whichconsists of two parallel chains 23a which are attached each by one endto the plunger-shaft 32, and pass upward and over the grooved wheels 23"and thence downward, the pendent portions having a weight 23Chook-supported thereon. The means provided for moving the elevator 22downward and for inaintail'iing it in its lowered position for aprolonggj'ed period. and against the upward tendency of the gravitydevice 23 is by means of the cam operated levers 24 and The cam lever241s mounted on the rock-shaft 26 and extends upward, its upper endportion being provided with the cam-v roller 27 which is in line withthe path of movement of the working edge of the cam-7.

lThe horizontally extending lever 25 is secured on the rock shaft 26 andprojects outwardly therefrom, its free end being provided with a forkedextension, the bifurf cated ends 29 ofqwhich are rounded and en gage theunderside surface of the hub 30 of lthe elevator 22, on either sidethereof, as

seen in Figs. 2 and 11, While the flattened underneath sides of the forkends 29 are en-.

presentation of the low points in th'e depression 17 of the cam 7opposite the cam roller 27 said cam roller swings into the saiddepression 17, and the gravity device 23 instantly operates to raise theelevator 22 up` wardly until the top of its pile of labels 33 contacts.with the paste-applying platen'20, the period of this contact of thelabel pile 33 with the platen 20 being of brief duration compared withthe time the said parts are out of'ngagement, as will be understood by areference to Figs. 15 and 16, especially in respect of the shape of cam7 as see'n in dotted-lines in the said figures.

The boxes or articles which, irrespective of size or form (withinreasonable limits), it is within the capability of this machine toproperly and rapidly label and seal, are inany and various; but forthe-purpose of illustration, the form of box shown in the drawings andas best seen in Figs. 9 and 16, is the ordinary telescoping form ofpasteboard box in which a deep cover entirely incloses the inside box.The boxes properly filled, with their covers on, are fed into themachine (preferably) in .an invertedposition,l as seen in section inFig. 16, and the manner of conveying the filled and inverted boxes m, toand into the labeling position in the machine will now be described.

A. trough or chute 35 consisting of a sheet lnetal bottom and woodensides, extends angularl-y downward from a suitable height above the bedof the machine, the upper or receiving end of the chute being connectedto an elevated platform or table (not shown) on which a supply offill-ed and closed boxes may be deposited by a helper, within convenientreach of the machine op erator who in turn places 'the boxes in theupper portion of the chute in such a manner that they slide dtmniwardlyand into the vertical lower or delivery end 36 in super-posed relationto each other, as shown in Fig. i'. and other figures of the drawings.

The lower portion of the chute 35 is supover to prevent theboxes intheir downward slide within the chute from displacement therefrom. Therear portionof the lower vertical end portion of the chute is .closed bya vertical wall 39 and furthery support ofthe lower end of the chuterelative to the machine is had by theA small angle straps 39i which aresecured each by one member to thel wall 39 of the hopper and by theother to a heavy flange o r rib 40, integral with the bed v1. Thisflange or rib as best seen in Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings, constitutesin connecf tion with the gib 41 and the rack-tooth-provided gib 42, aguideway for the box feeding slide plate 43. Att-ached to the slideplate 43 is a bracket 44 supporting the box receiving shelf 45. Thisshelf or some portion of itis always under the open lower end of thechute 35. A block 46, adjustably secured to shelf 45 receives on itsupper face the lower boX of a quantity-or column as it reachesI theoutlet end 36 of the chute.

The slide-plate 43 is adjustably connected to thecai-n by the bar orlink 49 which at one end has stud and slot engagement with the cam asseen at 49", and which at its other end has pivoted connection with. theslide plateby meansI of the stud 53; and on the rotation of the said cama reciprocating motion'is 1mparted to the slide-plate 43. 'By referringto Fig. 15, which represents the extreme outward movement to the leftlof the'block 46 understood as carried by the side plate, it will beseen that in this position the shelfblock 46 has moved to the left ofthe downwardly fed column of boxes within the chute 35, and isinposition to push the lower box ofthe column into the box carrier 10.

.-tn1 important adjunct of the slide-plate 43 (for carrying boxes fromthe chute outlet to the box-carrier 10) a gripper slide 5th-fm-`grasping and feeding al labelfwhich. as seen inend view in Fig. 5, inface view in Figs. 1 and and in section in Figs. T and S. cousistsof along cross sectionally T-shaped bar mounted to move within a groovedT-shaped wav in slide-plate 43. On

` the left hand end pmtion of the gripper edge View in Fig..

slide 50 and secu-red on the face thereof is the rack 51. \vhich isengaged by the uppermost teeth of the spur gear 52 (see Figs. 2 and 3.and' in dotted line in Fig, 4. and in This `gear 52 is mounted ou theaforementioned stud 53, which passes through the link 49 .and slide-`plate 4 3. The lowermost teeth of gear 52 15 and 16, and alsoFig. 3?),in which Athe right. which constitutes .right handportion of member 56engage the stationary combined gib-andrack 42.

The operation of the gear 52 in connection with the. ripper slidel 50(when the former is move l withthe slide plate 43 bythe cam connectinglever 49 is asfol1o'ws:-Thelower teeth engaged with the .stationary rack42, the orizonta-l movements given it in common with slide plate 43produce a rolling action thereof, and causes the uppermostteeth whichare in engagement with the gripper-slide rack 51 on the gripper-slide 50to propel that slide at a speed, double the speedvof the-slide plate 43on which the gear 52 is mounted. The right hand end portion of thegripper-slide 50 hasmounted thereon the spring closed gripper 55 (seeFifrs. l, 2, latter view the `two members 56` and 57 which united formthe complete gripper, are shown in separated relations. v

Referring to Fg. prises a plate 59 which has a Cam vprojection 60 formedon the lower edge portion-adjacent the riglit'hand end thereof; acentrally located pivot with a similar hole in the gripper of the gearbeing Slide 5o,

3, thel member '56 comhorizontally in consonance the location of whichis indicated at 62, Fig. 4, and the rear face of the plate 59 Aisadapted lto swing in contact against the front face of the saidgripper-slide. project-ing irregular shaped flange portion 65 isformedinte and has an upwar ly-curvedI extension 66 at the upper ormovable jaw of the gripper. The member 57 of the gripper consists of apivot pin 68 of a length sufficientto pass through the pivot hole62 inplate vportion 59 of member 56, and also through the pivot hole in thegripper' slide 50 beyond which it is riveted 1n a manner to secure itagainst rotation',

vor pivot thereon. The right hand end 'portion of the member 57 which isformed-integral with the above described pivot pin is similar in shapeto the portion 65 of member 56, but has'a downwardly curved extension Anoutwardly rally with the plate 59 vbut to permit the member 5G to freelyrock 69 atI the right which constitutesthe lower or stationary jaw ofthe gripper.- A spring 70 is-connected to the lower left hand endportion of gripper member 56 and extends to the left to a pin 71- (seeFig. 2) on the gripperslide, and draws the left hand side of'member 56upward and exerts a consequent downward pressure. of; the movable jaw 66against the stationary jaw (i9. A cam like or inclined edge 6() at thelower' is engaged by the cam abutment 73 on the'slide plate 43 (see Fig.3) and us the gripper slide approaches the end of its traverse tothelet'topens the grippers to` release Vthe label gripped andcarried-thereby. The said cam 1s also engaged by therotating cam 74A ton shaft 3 as the gripper slide approachesv i The.

the end Aof its'traverse to the right. slight dwell of the gripper slidein this last mentioned position, occasioned by the connection of link 49with the cam passing the center of its crank-motion, gives the ratherrapidly turning cam` 74 ample time to en-v gage the cam member 60-andcause an opening and closing of the gripper jawsfor the purpose ofgrippin one e'nd of a pasted label and taking it from its position onthe paste supplying platen 20, as will be more fully described later on.

l The box-carrier l0, before' referred to, and as illustrated in thevarious figures of the drawing, but more particularly in Figs. 6 to 10inclusive, consists (asbefore 'ment-ioned) in part in an integrallyformed casting comprising the cross .head 13 which is secured firmly tothe upper end portions of the guide-rods 9,--and the'yoke portion l2 Yprojecting from the upper front portion thereof, and arching overthe-carn=roller 15,

'whichismounted on the front face of the cross head, and thencedownwardly and forwardlyin the bracket supported shelf 12a. A block,75(see Fig. 10a) is secured to the underside of shelf 12a and may beeasily interchangeable .for yothers of greater or' less thickness toaccommodate boxes of eater or less height. The left hand undersi e edgevportion of this block 75 is rounded or bevy eled to facilitate the easyentrance of boxes as pushed thereunder from the chute outlet 36 `by theshelf block 46 as before described. During the operation of pushing thelowest box of the chute contained column into its position under theblock 75 of the box carrier, and while thesaid box is still supported bythe shelf 45, a guiding of the box thereto is provided at itsrear by thesheetmetal back wall 76 which is secured to the under side ofthe shelf12a. The front of the box w as it is moved under the shelf 12a isengaged bv a swinging plate 77 and pressed rear-war ly to a positionagainst the back wall 76. This plate 77 has two upwardly extending arms78 the upper end portions oli-which are hinge connected to two upwardlyand' forwardly inclined projections 1 79 of a bracket plate 80.' Thisbracket plate 80 which. is adjustablv attached to the top surface ofshelf 12L portion on its forward and right hand edge to whichisrpivotally secured -a Kcombined detent 81,-for engagingan edge portionof the swinging plate 77 and holding it in a forward position againstthe pressure of its spring 82,-and an integrally formed cam Swhich isengaged by amoving box while the latter is still resting on the shelf45, and just previous to its completed'V move# ment under the blocks ofthe box carrier.

l0 is a plate or tab as a small extended' This engagement of the cam 83by a box as described, causes the combined cam 83 andv detent 81 toswing on its pivot against the action of spring 83a-, thereby carryingdete'nt 81 out of engagement with the edge portion of swinging plate 77,at which time the spring 82 draws the said swingingplate rearwardly.into engagement with the box and presses the latter closely between itand the back wall 76. The bottom. edge portion of the swinging plate 77has a narrow `she portion 77a'formed thereon which-.swirl to a positionunder the front lower edge o` .tl box and forms 'a horizontal supporttheres` for.

The position-of the swinging plate rela` tive tothe box carrier previousto the transfer of a box from the chute outlet to-,its position undersaid box carrier is clearly shown in Figl 8 of the drawings, and theposition of the said parts as last described', c'. e. after the releaseof the swinging plate by its detent 81, is shown in Fig. 6; in thelatterfigure, however, the box carrier 1() with the spring pressedl box (thebox being. supported' also by the swinging late shelf 77a) fisshown ashaving been slig tly raised, andthereby re;

moving the box from its osition of rest on the shelf 45. This upwardmovement of the box carrier, etc. is roduced by the engagement of itscam rol er l-by the higher portion 7a of the cam 7 (see Fig. 2), and theadvantage thereof is that by sutpportingthe box out of contact with thebox the latter in its retiring movement to the ceding shelf,

leftward will have no frictional enga ement with the box,-a matter moreespecia lv imv portant where the boxes are filled uwith heavy, articles,such, for instance, as car,- tridges.

At a point directl I under the` box carrier ley85- having ,a positionslightly raised above the bed 1. This table is made in two horizontal,opposite, and edgewise approached, sections which areselio cured tothebed; and between the a dotted lines and in full lines in F1 8).

This grooved portion of the ejector v1s enr gaged by a short stud- 89 onone arm of an angle lever 90. This angle lever is pivoted at the frontleft hand edge portion ofthe' bed 1, and its .short arm has a stud 91formed thereon which is engaged by the forked end of a leyer 92, which1s pivotally secured to t-hebed 1 (just to the rear' .of the pivot ofangle lever 90,-see Figs. 1 and 5).

The free rearwardly extending end of this lever 92 is in the path ofmovement of a vertically lswinging dog 93 which is mounted on thebracket 44 carried by the slide-plate 43 to theendthat during themovement of slide plate 43 to the left the dog 93 engages v the free endof lever 92 and swings it also to 'the left, and by means of the studand fork engagement of lever 92 with the angle lever 90, andtheenga-gement of the latter as described in the groove 88 of theejector,'causes the latter to move forward, as guided betweenthe'adjacent grooved ed es of thetable 85, all as will be clearly unerstoodfrom Figs.

1 and 2. As the dog 93 passes to the lett beyond the point of engagementwithA the free arm of lever 92, a spring 94 instantly replaces thelevers and ejector totheir normal position, which is shownin full linesin Fig. 1. Asthe slide plate has its reversed,

and rightward, movement, the dog pivotally .secured in such position tothe'table 85 are the u standing plates or box-holder walls 95 an( 96,the space between' said walls being such as to admit of the freeentrance from above of a box. Each of the walls 95 and 90 have adjacenttheir top edge portions two screws 97, which extend outwardly from thebox receiving compartment- 100' of `the said walls, and support looselythereon the plate portions 98, 99, of the rounded vpressure guides 101and 102 for the label. The

rounded and oppositely opposed top-edge .surfaces of these guides 10.1vand 102, normally project slightly within t-he receiving or box-wrappingcompartment 100, and on the entrance therein, from above, of a box aiand a carrymg downwardlv therewith of 4a labelyy, the guides 101 and 102just described are crowded backward from over the compartment 100 tothe'end that the label y is firmly drawn around the bottom and sides ofbox :a (see Fig. 16), said'backward pressure being resisted by thesprings 103 which are provided on the screws 97 between the headsthereof and the adjacentacesot the plate* portions 98, 99. The pastedlabel 3/ having been wrapped around the three faces of the box as lastdescribed, and as illustrated iii Fig. 10 fit-the drawingjleajles thetwo end portions u and 'u of the said label standing upward at the rightand left hand sides re-f spectively oit the box w. The means foraccomplishing the inportant 'operation of portions u and v and o/tsealing the box w 'by covering over the upwardly presented edges of theinverted box 'cover' and the adjacent bottom portion of the invertedinside box m2 by pressin the said pasted label end'u and/0 to andagainst the upturned bottom portion of the box until the thoroughadhesion of the former to the-latter is secured, will now 'be described.i

`Secured tothe base portion of the right hand section of the boxreceiving table 85 is a hinge-base 105 towhich is hinged the lowerYextended end of la frame-like lever 106, the upper free ends'of whichhave,

hinge connected thereto, the horizontally disposed presser plate 107which extends from the said point of Iconnection with the lever 106 tothe left; and the free end of this plate 107 has formed thereon, orsecured thereto, a label-engaging end portion which as seen in thedrawings (see Figs. 1, 2, 3, 3b and 8), consists of a sheet metalspring, the

curved label-engaging end of which is subdivided into several springfingers, whereby a more uniform pressure 1s exerted. An ap proximatelyvertical spring 108 connects the plate 107 with a portion of the table85 and imparts ,a Suitable downward pressure vtothe spring-lingerprovided extremity of the.

j'nesserplate 107. Therear portion of the lever 106 has a rearwardlyextending arm 109, on which is mounted a cam roller 110, which is inline with the path of movement ot the working edge ot' cam 7 (see Figs.2 and 3b).

VA spring 111 isattached by oneend to .the

' rear portion of lever 10G and'by its other to the right-handbox-holder' wall 90, and serves to keep the cam-roller 110 pressed toclose engagement against the cam 7, to the endthat as the low point 17of the said cam is presented to the engagement of the. cam roller thelever 106 is-drawn to thc/.lett by its spring 111 and the. springiingorend of the presser plate 107 is carried beyond its normal position ofrest, as shown in F ig. 2, andis moved over a box adistance equal to theextension thereover of the label end u (the relation oi the parts at thebeginning of said movement being shown in dotted lines in Fig.` 1(3).The pasted label end v' at the left of the box :c is pressed downwardonto the box to-'a sealing position by the springpresse1'platc.1`12,oneend of which is attached to the under side of theleft-hand end portion of the shelf 45 (see Figs. 1, 2, 3, 15 and 16,)and the free spring endhas a curved label-engaging end which onmovements to the right otl the slide plate Lll'lwhich carries shelf 45,carries the vfinger 112 over the label end u and presses the latter toits sealing position shown by -Fig. 9.

The means for applying paste to thetop labely of the pile 33 consists ofthe several coacting parts which will now be described:

`The paste receptacle 19, asV shown in p lmil.0

View' in Fig. 1 and inend, and sectional, elevation in Figs. 11 to 14inclusive, consists of an oblong box, preferably of brass,

and is removably supported on the oppo- 'site end portions of the frame18 by the j upward y against a portion of the frame 18.

'A paste-distributing roller 125 is removably supported within the pastereceptacle 19, adjacent the top and front portion of same. `At a pointslightly above yand to 'either side of the paste-receptacle 19 are thegrooved platen guidi-ng supports 127 which are attached to and supportedou the upper en d portions of the frame 18. platen 20 consists of anoblong shallow boxlikestructure whose right and left hand end walls arecontinued some little distance to therear and have formed thereon atfront and rear the blocks 128, which are adapted to slide forward andrearward in the grooves 129 within the supports 127 and carry the platen20 from a position over the label pile 33 to a paste supplying positionover the distributing roller, and back again. lVithin the box likeplaten 2O is provided a rectangular label stripping plate 130. The plate130 has on the top side, at each end thereof, attached plate sections131 on which are formed at front-and rear thereof the guide pin carryinghubs 132, the downwardly extending guide pins 133 of which (see Fig. 13)enter and are guided in perforations within the half-round projections1.34 formed on the platen 20. The label strippingl plate 130 has alsoformed thereon the endwise outwardly extending hubs 136 on the outerends of which to the right and left hand sidesI of the platen aremounted the rolls 13T. The grooved platen-guiding supports 12T haveattached to, or formedon their top surfaces the slightly raised ribs139, the forward end portions of which are inclined or beveled (as shownat 139a in Figs. 11 to 14 inclusive),

The label stripping plate has, formed on its underside inthe center andat each end thereof the downwardly extending label supportingprojections `.140, (that is, those to which the labels cohere) and alsothe downwardly extending pins 141; and the bottom wall of the platen 20is apertured and perforated to receive and to guide therethrough theabove described label projections and pins 140, and '141. (See Figs. 2and 11 to 14.) rearward and forward movement tothe platen 2O is impartedthrough Athe horizontallymsupported angle lever 145 whichis mounted on avertical stud or post ""146' ad- The' j jacent the rear portion of thebed 1, and at a point thereon between the shafts 3- and 5 `(see Figs. 1and 4).

reference to Fig. 4 will indicate), by a quick and somewhat long throwof the lever 145 1 by the high part of the cam. A stout spring 151v(Fig. 1) keeps roller 148 in contact with the cam 150, and alsoprovides the actuating means for the return forward motion of the platen20.

A supply of boxes provided within the rcceiving chute, and the positionof the machine being that shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 6 of the drawings e.with a box w shown as having been labeled and sealedand about. to 4beexpelled from the position below the box carrier, and to-pass down thedelivery chute 35a) Vand by reason of the movinr of the side plate 43toward the'left at this time, the abutment block of the feed shelf 46 ismoving to the left and out from under the column of boxes in thereceiving hopper 35. The gripper 55 has engaged the left hand end of apaste supplied label which is still supported upon the project-ion 140because of the paste on the ends of the latter. The lowest box m of thedownwardly moving column within the chute 35 is pushed outwardly to theright, and into the box-carrier 10 by the feed-shelf-block 46 carried bythe slideplate 43.

J ust previous to the delivery of the box a: into its position fullywithin the box 4carrier 10, it engages the cam 83, swinging it forwardand thereby forcing the detent 81 from its engagement with the hingedframe 77, which immediately by action-.of spring 82 swingsrearwardly andpresses the-.box between it and the back wall 76. The slight rise 7a ofcam 7 then engages roller l5 and raises carrier 10 slightly above thetop surface of the shelf block 46.

Preceding the above described operation of placing a box within thecarrier 10, the platen 20 has traveled to and from its engagement withthe paste distributing roller 125, has'received a supply of pastethereon, and has, by an upward movement of the elevaotor 22, beencontactedagainst the top label g/ of the pile 33, and has retained it inthe position shown in-Fig. 2, while the balance of i dropping into-thedepression 17 of cam 7 i Near the completion of this downwardvengagementw'ith the box ,"-Figs. 6, 7 and 8;

movement the cam roller 77b on the hinge "plate 77 en ages cam77convthe'box holder wall95, an swings said hingelate 77 from It will beunderstood, referring to Fig. 15, that previous tothe descent as justdescribed o fv the box 4,carrier with the box, a pasted label y has beenbrought to a position over the receiving compartment 100, and, as

shown in'.Fig. '16, the downward movement of the carrier 10 has broughtthe b ox carrier thereby into engagement with the label y and carried itdownward into the kbox're-v ceivin'g compartment `100; during thedownward travel ofthe box intov this last described position, thespring-pressed'roundedl label folding edges. 101 and 102 press thepasted label finto closeadhesion with the bottom .and-sides ofthetelescoping cover of the box The movement to the left now vof the springfinger 107, byreason of the en- -tion o gag'ement at this time of--thelow part 17 of cam 7 with the "cam roller 110 acts to fld.

down ,the 'upstandin'g endl u of'label y over iv of the box cover-andover a por- And a the edge l the bottom me of the box ai.

movement now v to the right of the slide 43v correspondingly"moving theshelf 4:5,y and- A- the spring finger 112 causes the folding down of theupstanding label end n (see Fig. 16)l into its sealingI position acrossthe box-cover edge .r and onto the upwardly presented box bottom x2. Aforward movement of the box ejector 87 is actuated by itslever connections, .which are engaged by the -dog 93,y

onthe movement to. the left. of slide 43, and results in expellingboxfrom compartment 100,-from which it drops into the delivery chute Thebox carrier after conveying` a box downwardly .into -.the'receiver orcome partment immediately returnsupwardly to receive therewithin anotherbox as brought thereto by the feed shelf so that while the latter isadvancing one box into the carrier the devices for overturning andpressing the upstandmg extrem-ities of the label are opv` erating on thebox in the receiver and below the one being moved into the carriere-all,

of course, before the box to which the label l has been applied inencircliingl relation, is ex pelled from the box receiving compartment.vIn the foregoing description boxes have been referred to as the articlesabout which the labels have been wrapped, and to which they areadherently secured; but, of course,

jthemachine is applicable forall the uses to which it ma)Y be put,irrespective of whether the ob]ects to be opera-ted upon are boxes orsomething else; and Lwhere paste has been mentioned as theA adhesivevemployed for stickmg the labels to the box, gum, glue, o r

other cementatory material may, .of-course',.

bel employd'as having .greatest fitness to the purpose.

` -I claim v p 4, 1. In amachine of the character described, in.combination, opposed men'ibers having their locations at opposite sidesof Van upwardly o el) box receiving compartment, a support for' alsupply ofsheet blanks? or labels at one side'of said compartment, a

'feed shelf having `.a box engaglng abutment movablylocated in a planeabove the` top of said compartment, opposite from said blank l supportand means for moving it over and away from over said compartment, meansfor guiding boxes onto said feed shelf, a

frame-like box carrier normally above said 'compartment .and comprisingrear and front members one of which is movable toward y and -from theother and one of said members having an'extension vfor engagement underthe lower edge portion ofthe box, a detent for temporarily maintainingthe movable box carriermember in its opened relation preparatory toreceiving a. box therewithm and having a position whereby 'on theentrance of the box within the carrier said 'detent will be released topermit the movable carrier memberto close and engage the bex, means fortransferring ablank .from the supply support across the top of saidcompartment, means -for imparting a downward movement to the carrier forconveying the box downwardly into said compartment and to transform theblank there- -under to U form and an upward return movement, andldevices for folding the extremities of the blank upstanding at eitherside above the box onto the top of the latter.

2. In a machine of the character described,

the combination with walls at opposite .sides of a box receivingcompartment, of a boxcarrier normally above the compartment, a

in combination, walls at opposite sides ofv an upwardly open boxreceiving compartment, a box carrier comprising front and rear verticalmembers, one of which is movable for an increased separationl relativelyto the other and having a box enfraging projection, means for impartinga c osing force to the movable member, means for feeding boxes.horizontally above `the toppf the come partaient into said carrier, adeten't mounted the carrier.

ontheicarrier for normally maintaining'the -movable member in its openedposition and having va member to be engaged lfor releasing the detent-onthe entrance of a box into the carrier, and means for imparting downabox carrier comprising front and rear vertical members, one of Vwhich ismovable for an increased separat-ion rela/tively to the ment' into saidcarrier, the carrier for normally maintaining the movable member m itsopened positionhavotheran-d having a box engaging projection, means forimparting a closing force to the movable member, means for'feeding boxeshorizontally above the to of the compa-rta detent mounted on ing amember'to be engaged for releasing the I detent on the entrance of a boxinto the cai'- rier, means for imparting downward and returning upwardmovements to the carrier, and a cam operativeon the Vmovable carriermember for opening the latter as the carrier arrivesat a loweredposition relativelyto the box receiving compartment.

5. In a machine of the character described,

-in combination, walls inclosing a box receiving cclnpartmentf boxcarrier comprising a top and rear and front substantially verticalmembers, the front member being pivotally connected to and dependingfrom the top and provided at its lower extremity with a cani engagementprojection, aispring, for imparting a closing movement to the saidpivoted front member, a spring pressed de- 'tent pivotally connected onthe top of the boxoarrier and provided with a releasing member, meansfor feeding boxes within the carrier, means for imparting downward andreturning upward movements to the carrier and a part having a cam orinclined face adjacent the front of the box receiving compartment wit-hwhich said projection of the movable carrier member eoacts in thedescent of the carrier.

4In amachine of the character described, in combination, vertical walls,located at opposite sides'of a box receiving compartment,

comprising members at their upper portions which 4extend inwardly beyondthe inner faces of said walls, and are yieldable in directions away fromeach other,lmeans for conveying boxes horizontally over theconipartaient, a box carrier having a position normally above thecompartment and coniprising atop member and depending rear and frontmembers, one o f the latter being transversely yieldingly movable andprovided at its lower edge with a box engaging lip, mechanism forpositioning labels across the topof said .compartment and means-forimparting vertical reciprocatory movements I to the box carrier wherebyin descending, and bodily supporting and moving the box,

ment, be forced by the said to -of the carrier, overcoming-the pressureo the yieldable members at1 the opposite sides o f the compartinent. i

7. In a machine of the character described, walls at yoppositesides ofan upwardly opening and also a forwardly. opening box receivingcompartment, an ejector slide movable transversely at the .base of saidcomartment and havingat its rear an4 npstanding boxengaging member,means for positioning labels overthe compartment, a box carrier abovethe compartment, means for horizontally movingthe box into the boxcarrier, means for imparting vertically reciprocatory movements to thebox carrier, and means for inipartin reciproca-tory :movements totheejector slit e.

8. In a machine of the character described, upstanding walls at 'eitherside of the upwardly and also forwardly opening box ieceivingcompartment, a slide transversely -i iiovable.in the base of saidcompartment having in its rear an upwardly extending box engagingmember, a box carrier normally above the compartment and means formoving it downwardly and returning it npwardly, a feed shelf and meansfor imparting a reciprocatory movement thereto horizontally at a levelabove the compartment, a lever device having an engagement with theejector' slide and a dog movable in unison with the feed shelf andoperative to periodirally engage said lever device for actuating theejector.

9. In a machine of the character described,

of a box receiving compartment and a bar slidably guided in the base ofsaid compartment having a transverse groove in its forward extremly ;:Mlan upstanding member at its rear portion, a pivoted elbow lever providedvwith a. stud engaging in said groo 'e, another lever intermediatelypivoted having one arm engaging the first named lever and its other armvrearwardly extended, a' slide carrying a feed shelf'm'ovable horia dogpivotally mounted on the latter slide and movable into a pathintersecting the extremity of said second named lever. l

10 In a-inacl'iine of the character described, in con'ibination,separated upstanding walls at lopposite sides of a forwardly and upwardly open box compartment, means for positioning a label across vthe top ofsaid compartment, a feed shelf for moving a box to a position directlyabove the compartment, a box carrier normally above the compartment intowhich the box is delivered by the feed shelf, means for moving thecarrier t downwardly` and upwardly vreturning it, an

the latter will, in coming into the compart upstamling opposed wallsatopposite sides lzontally, and moans for reciprocating it, and,

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ejector for expelling a box forwardly from the compartment and a membercarried by and having its position below the feed shelf foi' engaging anupstanding extremity of a labeland for folding and pressing it on thetop of a box in the compartment while such shelf is moving another boxinto the box carrier f 11. In a machine of the character described, incombination, separa-ted upstanding walls at opposite sides of theforwardly and upwardlyopen box receiving compartment, means forpositioning a label across the top of said compartment, a feed shelfabove and normally to one side of the compartment for moving the box toa position over the latter, a box carrier normally above the compartmentinto which the box is delivered by the feed shelf, means for moving thecarrier downwardly, and upwardly returning it, a member carried by andhaving its position below the feed shelf for engagingone ups-tandingextremity of a label and for folding and compressing it on the .top of abox in the compartment, a device, located at the side ofthe compartmentopposite the location of the feed shelf for engaging theother'upstanding extremity of a label and for folding and compressing iton the top of a box in a compartment, 'and means for operating said lastmentioned folding device.

12. In a machine of the character described, in combination, walls atopposite sides of an upwardly open box receiving compartment, means forpositioning a label across the top of the compartment, a verticallymovable box carrier normally above the compartment, and a horizontallyreciprocatory feed shelf normally to one side of the compartment,operating above the top of 4the latter and having at its under side adownwardly deflected spring plate, an upstanding rocking lever pivotallymounted at its lower portion, at the side of the compart- .ment oppositethat at which the'feed shelf is located, a label folding and pressingdevice 'pivoted to the upper end of the lever, a spring operative toimpart a suf'ingingm'ovevment to the lever in a'direction across the topof the compartmcnt, means for imparting a downward pressure to thefolding and pressing device, a cam for forcing the level' in a directionopposite that of the stress of said slin'ing, and means actuated by saidcam for imparting the reciprocatory movements to the feed shelf.

13. In a machine of the character described, in combination, walls atopposite sides of an upwardly open box receiving compartment, avertically movable box carrier normally above said compartment, a. feedshelf normally7 to one side of the com partmeul and movable horizontallyabove the top of the'latter for pushingv boxes into the carrier,ahorizontal slide on 'which the feed shelf is mounted, a revoluble cam,a member appurtenant to the vertically movable box carrier in engagementwith said cam, a link pivotally connected to the body of said cam and tothe feed shelf slide, and means for variably adjusting the point ofpivotal connection of said link with said cam.

14. In a machine of the character. described, i'n combination, walls atopposite sides of an upwardly open box receiving compartment, means forpositioning a label across the top of the compartment, va verticallymovable box carrier normally above said compartment, a feed shelfnormally to one side of the compartment and movable horizontally' abovethe top of the latter for pushing boxes into the carrier, said feedshelf carrying a label folding and pressing device, mechanisniforimparting a reciprocatory movement to the feed slide, comprising arevolublc cam, a member appurtenant to the vertically movable boxcarrier inY engagement with said cam, and a second labelfolding andpressing device, having its location at the side of the compartmentopposite that of the feed shelf, operated by the box carrier actuatingand feed shelf actuating ments, a feed shelf normally to one side ofAthe compartment and movable horizontally above the top of the latter forpushing boxes into the carrier, mechanism for imparting a recil'nocatorymovement to the feed shelf comprising a revoluble cam, a memberappurtenant to the vertically movable box carrier in engagement withsaid cam, asupport for a supply of labels, means for successivelylelevating said support to raise the labels to a given height, actuatedby the same cam, and a label gripping device movable for engaging anelevated label, for drawing it across the top of the compartment, andfor releasing the label,means for imparting the bodily movements to thegripper, and means for operating the gripper while at its oppositelocations.

16. In a machine of the character described, in combination, walls atopposite sides of an upwardly open box receiver, a movable box carriernormally above said receiver, having downwardly, and upwardly returning,movements, a feed shelf norable horizontally above the top of the latterfor pushing boxes into the carrier, inechanism 'for imparting areciprocatory movement 'to the feed shelf comprising a revoluble cam, amember appartenant to thavertieallysaid cam, a support for a supply oflabels,

means for successively moving said support to position a label to beusedat a given height, a label gri ing device comprising a fixed and a movae jaW, said devicebeing movable for engaging the label, and drawing itacross the top of the receiver, means for imparting the bodily movementsto the gripper, a rotary cam to the aw opening action of which the'gripper v1s brought preparatory to graspingta label, and'afixed member.to engagement with which the movable jaw of the gripper is brought inthe other extreme of itsmovement.

17. In a machine of the `character described, in combination', separatedmembers at opposite sides of a box receiver, a support for a supply oflabels at one side of the receiver, and a reeiprocatory feedshelf at theother side of and movable to a position over the receiver, means formoving it'to and returning it from such position, a bar slidable alongand in the same direction with the feed shelf carrying at its extremityIa label gripper which normally is disposed at the same side of thereceiver as the feed shelf and means for imparting concurrently withthereon, a iixed horizontal rack with which said gear wheel meshes atits one edge portion, means for positlvely imparting an endwisemovementto the feed shelf'slide, a

gripper carrying bar provided with rack teeth with which the other edgeportion of said gear wheel meshes whereby the bodily movement of thegear Wheel imparted thereto by the slide on which it is'mounted willcause a' rotative movementof such gearwheel for transmitting slidingmovements of the gripper slide with greater speed and in longer extentsconcurrently with and in directions corresponding to the movements ofthe feed shelf slide.

19.'In a machine of the character described, 1n combination, a boxreceiver, a

feed shelf normally to oney side of, and horig zontally movable over thereceiver, and a horizontally movable slide on which the feed shelf ismounted having a gear wheel journaled thereon, to rotate in. a verticalplane, a fixed horizontal rack with which said gear Wheel meshes at itsunder portion, means for positively imparting endwise movements to thefeed shelf slide, a gripper carrying bar provided With rack teeth Withwhich the upper edge portionl of said gear-whe'elr,-

bodily carried on ,the feed shelf slide,'-`

meshes, a support for labels, means for main'- taining the grippernormally closed, and means for opening the gripper when atl bothextremes of its movements, and means for conveying a'box horizontallypositioned by the feed shelf over the receiver'downwardly into thelatter.

20. In a machine of the character described, in combination, themachine-frame, a feed-shelf, and a horizontally movable slide guided onthe frame, on which slide the feed shelf is mounted, and said slidehaving a gear wheel journaled thereon, a horizontal rack fixed on theframe with which said gear wheel by its one edge portion meshes', arevolving element, and a link connecting said revolving element and thefeed shelf slide, a gripper carrying bar provided With rack teeth withwhich the other edge portion of said gear wheel meshes, a box receiver,a chute for guiding boxes onto thefeed shelf, a box conveyer to whichthe boxes are moved by the feed-shelf, and by which they are moved intothe vbox receiver, and means for periodically .actuating the boxconveyer.

21. In a machine of theI character described, in combination, a boxreceiver, a feed shelf normally to one side of, and horizontallymovable. over the receiver, and a horizontally movable slide on whichthe feed shelf is mounted 'havinga gear Wheel journaled thereon, torotate in a vertical plane, a fixed horizontal rack with which said gearwheel meshes at its under portion, a revoluble element, a link connectedto said revoluble elementl and to the feed shelf-slide, a grippercarrying bar provided with rack teeth with-which the upper edge portionof said gear-wheel,-bodily carried on the feed shelf slide,-meshes, asupport for labels,- means for maintaining the gripper normally closed,means for opening the gripper when at both extremes of its movements,'and means for conveying a box horizontally posi.- tioned by the feedshelf over the receiver downwardly into the latter.

In a box labeling machine, in combination, an upwardly open receiverinto which boxes or like objects are to be brought, a support for a pileof labels located at one side of the receiver, a platen above the labelsupport, respectively provided means for applying an adhesive ontotheunder side of the platane-for elevating the support whereby the toplabel may contact against and adhere to the platen,for stripping the'label from the platen and supporting .it in separa-ted relationtherefor-for conveying the label across the top of the box receiverf-eioo l'tutora-i for moving a box downwardly into the ceiver whereby thesame becomes partially encircled by the gummed label, and for foldingand pressing the extremities,of the label onto "the box.

23. In a box labeling machine, in combination,` an upwardlyy open'receiver into whichl boxes or-like objects are to be brought, whichalso lisrsidewise, open, and having a box ejector and means forperiodically operating it, a support for a pile of labels located atoneside ofthe'receiver, a platen above the label support, respectivelyprovided means for applying anfadhesive onto the under side of thepIaten,--for elevating the support whereby the top label may contact aainst and adhere to theplaten,-for stripping the label from the.platenand supporting it fin separated relation thereto,--for conveying the"label" across the top of the y box receiver,-for #moving a box downthelabel-support, an" adhesive supplying roll and respective means formoving the platen across said roll and back to itsA position over saidsupport,tor elevating the support relatively to the platem-for strippingthe label from the platen and for supporting it in. separated relationsthereto,-for conveying the label across the top of the box receiver,-ormoving a box downwardly into the receiver whereby the same becomespartially encircled by the label,-and for folding and pressing theextremities of the label onto the box.

25. In a box labeling machine, in combination, an upwardlyopeningreceiver into which boxes or like objects are to be brought, asupport for a .pile ot' labels located at one side of the receiver, ahorizontal platen above the .label-support having aperturestherethrough, a plate above the platen provided with depending stud-likestripper members depending through the platen, re-

26. In a box labeling machine, in combination, an upwardly openingreceiver for boxesor the like, a support for a pile of labels located atone side of the receiver, a. horizontally movable platen above the labelsupport provided with apertures, a plate above the platen havingdepending stud-like members projecting through \sai l platen apertures,an adhesive supplying roll to the rear of the platen, means respectivelyfor moving the platen onto and across said roll and returning it to itsposition above said support-for elevating said plate relatively to theplaten whereby its depending members will be positioned substantiallyHush with theunder-surface of the platen during the traverse of thelatter across said roll,-

for elevating the label support relatively to the platen,for conveyingthe labelacross the top of the box receiver and for moving a boxdownwardly into the receiver.

27. In a box labeling machine, in combination, an upwardly openingreceiver `t'or boxes or the like, a support for a pile of labels locatedat one side of the receiver, a

horizontally movable platen above the label support provided withapertures, a plate above the platen having depending studlike membersprojecting through said platen apertures, an adhesive supplying roll tothe moving the platen onto and across said roll and returning it toitsposition above said .the platen,-for conveying the label across the topof the box receiver,-for `moving a box downwardly into the receiver,-forimparting a pressure sidewise across the label during the descent of itand the box into the receiver,-and for overturning and pressing theextremities of lthe label onto the top ofthe box. 'j l 28. In a labelingmachine, in combination, an upwardly opening box receiver, aksupport fora pile of blanks to ,one side thereofft'l platen to one side of saidsupport provided with a series of vertical apertures therethrough, a.giavitative plate above the platen having members depending through theapertures of the platen, an. adhesive supplying roll located at the rearof the platen, a cam operated lever connected to the platen, andoperative to move the latter in contact across said roll and back to itsposition above the support, means for elevating said gravitative platerelatively to the platen while the latter is in its traverse across saidroll, means for imparting an upward movement of thelabel supportrelatively to the platen and a returning downwardly retiring movement 95rear of the platen, means respectively for therefrom, a gripper forgrasping the label and for drawing it across the box receiver, lneansfor moving a box downwardly into the receiver, and means for overturningand pressing theupstanding extremities of th label onto the top of thebox.v

29. In a labeling machine, in' combination, an upwardly opening boxreceiver, a vertically movable blank pile support to one side of thereceiver, a horizontal platen, above saidk support, provided withvertical apertures therethrough, fixed upstanding ribs at opposite sidesof the platen having cam inclined extremities, a plate-above the platen,provided with depending members extending through the apertures of theplaten and having members in. engagement with -said` wardly into thereceiver, and means for overturning andv pressing the upstanding edgesof the label onto the top of the box.

30. In a machine of'the character described, in combination, an upwardlyopenV above the receiver and means or moving 1t downwardly relatively tothe latter and for upwardly retiring it, a label folding and pressingdevice carried by the feed shelf, a second label folding and pressingdevice at the opposite side of the receiver from the location of thefeed shelf, a platen above the label support movable rearwardly andforwardly relativelythereto, and means for imparting its movementsthereto, an adhesive supplying roll to the rear of the platen relativelyto .which the latter is moved, a label stripper appurtenant to theplaten and comprising members depending through the latter, and meansfor imparting vertical movements of the stripper relatively to theplaten, means for elevating the label pile support relatively to theplaten and returning it downwardly away therefrom, a gripper carryingbar movable in conjunction with the feed shelf and means for impartingmovements to 4said bar at faster speed and in longer extents than thoseimparted to the feed shelf, for the pur oses set forth.

Signed by me at. pringiield, Mass., in

presence'of two subscribing witnesses.

C FREDERICK COATES.

. Witnesses:

WM. S. BELLOWS, Gr. R. DRIsooLL.

